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RE: 3a upper wishbone questions

To: triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>, wallaces@superaje.com
Subject: RE: 3a upper wishbone questions
From: Brian Sanborn <sanborn@net1plus.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 13:16:13 -0400
>1. I have tightened down the castle nuts and pinned them, but when I move the
>wishbone up and down, the washers AND the castle nuts want to rotate. I did
>apply the supplied bushing grease. Being concerned that the constant rocking
>would eventually break off the cotter pin, I put Loctite 242 (blue) on the
>threads and after waiting a reasonable time, tried rocking the wishbone up 
and
>down again. The nuts still move against the cotter pin. Any advice? I could
>move up to 262 (red) but am I overlooking something else perhaps? and part b)
>to this question is just how tight should things be up there? (Like maybe 
this
>Prothane material wants to be torqued upon a little differently than the
>original rubber?)

I used high quality Nylocks here.

>
>2. Despite the grease, they SQUEAK. Should I use white lithium (the grease, 
not
>the pills), or bearing grease, or something else, instead?

I was told to use silicone grease... this kind that is sold for sealing 
sparkplug wires.  Got a little tube from Permatex.  No noise.

Brian Sanborn
62 TR4  CT16260L-O - Groton, MA

My TR4 Restoration Web Site
http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn
E-Mail: sanborn@net1plus.com

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